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'With John Yorke at the helm at the moment, the show is in good hands and I'm excited to explore the next chapter in Rainie's journey.'

Rainie will appear briefly in EastEnders on Friday to say goodbye to Abi, as the Brannings prepare to turn off her life support.

Feisty: Rainie was last seen on Eastenders in 2014, after Ian Beale used her as an alibi after being accused of murdering his daughter Lucy

Emotional: Rainie will return to say goodbye to niece Abi, as her family prepare to turn off her life support after she is declared brain dead

Sad: Abi was left in a vegetative state after she fell from the roof of the Queen Vic pub

The troublesome sister of Tanya last appeared on the Square in 2014, as Ian Beale's secret meeting with her was his alibi after being accused of murdering his daughter Lucy.

As fans prepared to say goodbye to Abi in emotional scenes, several spotted a massive blunder around her premature baby daughter.

Viewers took to Twitteron Thursday night to point out that Abi's baby was sporting a nametag with Smith written on it, despite the baby not seeming to have a moniker yet.

Mistake: Eagle-eyed EastEnders fans appeared to spot a massive blunder on Thursday night's show as they visited Abi's baby in hospital

Not gone unnoticed: Despite the Brannings not yet having named Abi's baby, the tiny tot had an ankle tag with Smith written on it

Abi's baby sported the odd name tag on her ankle, as she lay in an incubator after being delivered extremely premature.

Considering Abi's surname was Branning, and the baby's late father's was Beale, it seemed a bizarrer choice to place on the anklet.

Fans of the BBC soap rushed to Twitter to comment why the baby had been called Smith, with some wondering whether they had missed the pivotal moment when Abi's daughter had been named.

One wrote: 'Why is the baby's name Smith?? or have I missed something?? Lol'

Odd: Viewers immediately commented on the gaffe on Twitter - questioning why the name had been given

Dark times: Max and Lauren visited baby as they prepared to switch off Abi's life support

Another tweeted: 'Please someone tell why the baby's name is smith???'

A third wrote: 'Why has the baby's ankle bracelet got the name smith on it??'

The Brannings appeared in the heart-breaking scene before they were to switch off Abi's life support machine, after Max finally came to terms with the fact that there was no chance of his daughter waking up again.

Emotional: Viewers will get the chance to say goodbye to Abi on Friday, after Max finally came to terms with the idea that his daughter would never wake up

Max came to terms with saying goodbye to his daughter after Dot said he should be grateful he has the chance to, after she was widowed twice and lost her own child.

After joining daughter Lauren at the hospital, a doctor came to inform the pair that today was the day they would switch off Abi's life support.

It has also been confirmed that Tanya Branning's sister Rainie Cross will return for Friday's show in a brief appearance, though it is unclear whether Tanya herself will appear.

MailOnline has contacted a representative for EastEnders for comment.

Coming to terms: Dot told Max he should be glad he had the opportunity to say goodbye to his daughter as she had been widowed twice herself AND lost her own child

Harrowing: Abi has been in hospital since Christmas day when she plunged off the roof of the Queen Vic pub in dramatic scenes